Book-holder.



W. R. MOLER.

BOOK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 1111.17, 1912.

1,057,869. Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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BOOK HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1-912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT .ornrcn.

WILLIAM B. MOLER', OF VERNON, NEVADA.

BOOK-HOLDER.

Application filed January 17, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VILLIAM R. MOLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vernon, in the county of Humboldt and State of Nevada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Book-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of the invention 1s to enable a reader to conveniently hold with one hand and in position to be read, a book having a flexible cover such as a magazine, and to this end the invention consists in a holder embodying means for gripping'the back of the book or magazine, and means for preventing the accidental turning of the pages thereof when the book or magazine is in open position.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from the following descrlpt on. taken in connection with the accompanylng drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan of the device 1n operative position. Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation partly in section. Fig. 3 is a vertlcal cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of one end of the device.

a indicates the frame the sides 5-5 of which are spaced apart sufliciently far to provide a space to accommodate the back of an ordinary magazine. The sides 5-5 may be of any suitable material such as stout steel wire and they may be of any desired length, such length, however, will never be less than the ordinary magazine. The channeled plates 8-8 form supports for the opposite end portions of the back of the magazine and the stops 9-9 prevent creeping or longitudinal movement of the magazine when the same is at an angle to the vertical. The stops are suitably connected to the plates or as shown, they may be formed integral therewith such as by incising the plates longitudinally and bending the metal upwardly between the incisions.

When the magazine or book is open as shown by dotted lines, the surfaces of the visible pages are maintained substantially 'horizontal by means of the ledges 10-10 which are suitably connected to the sides of the plates 8-8 or formed integral therewith as shown. The plates 8-8 are suitably connected to the sides 5-5 and for this purpose, portions of the sides of the said Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

Serial No. 671,574.

plates may be curved around the sides so as to grip the same as indicated at 11-11.

Z) indicates a supplemental frame arranged below the frame a and connected to the frame a in any suitable manner such as by soldering or welding one end of the sides 12-12 to the sides 5-5 and providing straps 13-13 and adapting the same to con nect the sides 5-5 with the sides 12-12, whereby to brace the main frame a and hold the same against sagging under the weight of the magazine. The sides 12-12 are also braced against lateral movement by a cross piece 14.

The back grip c is adapted to clamp the back of the magazine when the said back is inserted into the space between the sides 5-5. This grip c is connected to the frame I) and may be of any approved or desired construction such as that shown.

15-15 indicate gripping jaws the engaging ends of which are normally held in closed posit-ion by a spring 16. The jaws are suitably connected to the sides 12-12 so as to turn thereon when pressure is applied to the free end portions 17-17. Thus, when the jawsare spread apart 0r o-pened they will aline with the sides of the frames at and 6, thus admitting of the insertion of the books back therebetween.

d-d indicate the holders for the leaves. These elements are adapted to extend over the opposite ends of the book or magazine when the latter is open and bear on facing pages. The holders d-d may be of any approved or desired construction such as that shown, wherein 18-18 indicate U-shaped body port-ions connected to diverging arms 13-19 by means of coiled or spring portions 2 -20.

21-21 indicate stems or projections from the body portions, and 22-22 indicate crank shafts connected to and extending at right angles to the stems 21-21 and mounted to turn in the sides of the plates 8-8.

When the magazine is opened and arranged in the frame a and its back gripped by the grip c, the arms 19-19 of the holders d-d bear on the facing pages and, thus prevent turning of the leaves. When, however, it is desired to turn either of the leaves upon which the holders bear the holders are moved until the arms 19-19 are beyond the opposite ends of the magazine.

Any improved or desired construction may be employed for actuating the holders to move simultaneously and relatively to each other such as that shown in the drawings, wherein 23 indicates a crank shaft mounted in the straps 1318 and the cranks of which are connected to the cranks of the crank shafts 2222 by rods 25-25.

26 is a suitable thumb piece on the shaft 23 which, when depressed, rocks the said shaft, whereby, the holders cZ(l are moved outwardly and against the action of springs i27-i7 connected to the plates 88 and the stems 2l2l. Thus, when the thumb piece is released the springs 27 will return the holders (ZZ to their original positions.

28 indicates a handle suitably connected to the supplemental frame Z) and preferably, though not necessarily, arranged at an angle to the said frame and in alinement with the thumb piece 26, the relative positions of the handle and thumb pieces being such that when the thumb is raised from the handle it may be easily directed so as to contact with the thumb piece, whereby, to operate the holders. The handle is held so as to extend substantially vertical and the printed surfaces of the visible pages will be at a convenient angle for reading.

V'Vhat I claim as new is:

1. In a book holder, the combination with I ture in presence of two witnesses.

a support for the book; of oppositely disposed elements connected to the support and adapted to extend over the opposite ends of the book and to bear on facing pages thereof when the book is open, means for moving the said elements relatively to each other and away from the book, and means connected to the support and adapted for gripping the back of the book.

2. In a book holder, the combination with a support for the book; of movable leaf holding members mounted on the support and adapted to extend around the ends of the book, means for moving said members relatively to each other and away from the book, and a handle connected to the support and adjacent to the-said operating means.

3. A book holder comprising a support, means for removably securing a book to the support, movable leaf holders mounted on the support and adapted to extend over the opposite ends of the book, a handle, and means for operating the leaf holders and arranged in proximity to the handle for the purpose described.

4. In a'book holder, the combination of a support including spaced side members adapted to receive between them the back of a book, channeled plates arranged between and connected to said side members and forming bearings for the opposite ends of the book, and means for supporting sections of the book when open and arranged at an angle to said plates.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa- WILLIAM R. MOLER.

Witnesses:

ROBERT E. THoMrsoN, R. H. YoUnG.

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